Entertainment… We’ll Always Have Paris… 18 Jul 2014 This weekend I am celebrating the marriage of a dear friend -- with other dear friends in a sleepover all-girl pajama party with tons of food and wine and movies!…
Entertainment… The Longest Day 20 Jun 201221 Jun 2012 Today is the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and I found a little information about the earliest recognition of this event. Our ancestors were very observant about the sky and their…
Civility… Z for Zinfandel 30 Apr 2012 It is finished. The last challenge letter is 'z' and I am toasting it appropriately with my favorite Zinfandel. Zinfandel was not a wine that I appreciated until I found…
Civility… Weekend for Awards and the Versatile Blogger 5 Dec 2011 This has been a great weekend for catching up with not only my blog, but those of others whose writing style and/or photography I admire. If you have been following…
Civility… 7 x 7 Awards Go To… 3 Dec 20113 Dec 2011 On November the 20th, I received a very thoughtful nomination for the 7x7 Link Award by one very talented young man whose blog many of you may have had the…
Entertainment… No Halloween in France – and Other Bits of Knowledge 28 Oct 201128 Oct 2011 I started thinking about this post as one that honored traditions of Halloween - or All Hallows Eve, All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, and the Day of the Dead celebrations. …
Entertainment… Champagne From Grape to Glass 21 Oct 201121 Oct 2011 The golden leaves around my house are reminding me of another golden hillside - Essoyes' own golden vineyards of the special champagne grape. Last October I, along with the other…
Entertainment… How To Celebrate The Last Forty-Something Birthday 14 Sep 201114 Sep 2011 When I hit thirty, I was almost relieved as I had mourned my twenties for the entirety of my twenty-ninth year. Hitting forty was nothing traumatic so thirty-nine slid by…
Entertainment… Amana Colonies in Iowa 9 Sep 201110 Sep 2011 One of the conditions when I agreed to the road trip was that we not miss what was right in front of us in an all out rush to…
Entertainment… Illinois and Iowa Offer Surprises 22 Aug 201122 Aug 2011 Mighty Mississippi RiverWe arrived in Illinois last night as the sun was setting and it's salmon-colored ridge spread across the western horizon in front of us for over an hour.…